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South African Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. SAP, SAPS, and SWAPOL are tagged as Forces. Merchant navy and civilian war-dead are left blank. Foreign and Boer units are tagged when the regiment name is unambiguous (e.g. Australian Field Artillery → AUS).

BOER — Boer forces 5,172 COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 405 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,809 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,857 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,029 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 CAN — Canadian forces 58 NZ — New Zealand forces 43 IND — Indian forces 36 IDF — Israeli Defence Forces 81 US — United States forces 7 GER — German forces 4
SADF 1957-11-01 – 1994-04-26 3,857 records

The South African Defence Force replaced the Union Defence Force on 1 November 1957. It comprised the Army, Air Force, Navy and later the South African Medical Service. National service (diensplig) ran for much of this period. The SADF fought the Border War in South West Africa and Angola (1966–1989) and was used internally in the later apartheid years. On 27 April 1994 it was amalgamated into the South African National Defence Force together with the TBVC homeland forces and the former guerrilla armies of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Army.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
29852 Costello Michael Anthony M A Rifleman 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1983-09-12
29850 Corrigan John Liam J L Airman South African Air Force (Corps) Lowveld Airspace Control Sector 1987-06-22
29849 Corrie Frank F Rifleman Cape Corps 1 Sa Cape 1984-04-19
29848 Correia A G Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1977-07-06
29847 Cornet Douw D Rifleman 7 South African Infantry Battalion 202 Battalion 1988-09-21
29845 Cornelius Frederick Petrus Johannes F P J Warrant Officer Class I South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 5 Maintenance Unit 1986-03-18
29842 Coram Charles Johannes C J Rifleman Cape Corps 1 Sa Cape 1984-03-16
29841 Coppard Glen Colin G C Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1979-08-18
29838 Cooper Edward Stephen E S Private South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) Provost School 1989-07-31
29839 Cooper James Eric J E Corporal Group 46 Provost School 1986-11-17
41888 Cooper Adrian Edwin A E Rifleman Regiment Springs 1991-12-29
49729 Cookes Jacob Rudolf J R Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1978-10-18
29836 Cooke Vincent Benjamin William V B W Captain South African Air Force (Corps) Cdfaw 1992-02-23
29835 Cook Ronald Alan R A Sergeant 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1986-02-12
29834 Conway Timothy Gilmore T G Corporal Regiment Algoa Bay 1976-12-15
29833 Constatinou Christos C Rifleman 2 South African Infantry Battalion 1973-08-07
29831 Conroy James J Sergeant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1982-06-25
29827 Conradie Frans F Rifleman Congella Regiment Unknown
29829 Conradie Ivan I Private Cape Corps South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1986-05-26
29830 Conradie Johannes Lambertus J L Warrant Officer Class I 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1978-04-29
29826 Conrad Stefan Henry S H Rifleman Congella Regiment 1984-03-30
29824 Conga Johannes J Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) 31 Battalion 1979-09-12
29823 Condo Roberto Guiseppe R G Rifleman 12th South African Infantry 12 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-05-15
29822 Comoxoxo K Rifleman 201 Battalion 1982-06-10
48610 Combrink Sybrand Lukas Jacobus S L J Corporal South African Commandos Witbank Commando 1978-08-21
41634 Combrinck Roelof David Johannes R D J Major South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) TS Training Centre 1965-06-04
41563 Collins Henry De Villiers H D V Trainee South African Air Force (Corps) Air Force Gymnasium 1962-07-17
29819 Colling Helgard Brink H B Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) 1 SWA Specialist Unit 1980-08-23
29816 Coleby Donald Norman D N Staff Sergeant Regiment Groot Karoo 1983-06-12
29815 Cole Kenneth Claude K C Sapper 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1985-07-11
29814 Coker Hylton Dudley H D Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1970-09-13
29813 Cohen Petrus Cornelius Frederick Du Plessis P C F D P Sergeant Soutpansberg Military Area Provost Unit 1985-08-29
29811 Cogill Johan J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 911 Battalion 1983-12-29
29808 Coetzer Johan Adam J A Colonel South African Commandos Danie Theron Combat School 1982-07-14
29809 Coetzer Johannes Petrus J P Sergeant 911 Battalion 1986-08-14
29810 Coetzer Lukas Cornelis Johannes L C J Private Executive Outcomes 1994-04-02
29786 Coetzee Abraham Gert Willem A G W Lieutenant 35 Squadron 1963-08-08
29787 Coetzee Christopher C Rifleman 2 Parachute Battalion 1970-08-12
29788 Coetzee Christopher G J Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit 1986-11-07
29789 Coetzee Gerhard Johannes G J Bombadier Regiment Potchefstroom University 1989-02-18
29790 Coetzee Hendrik Josias Stephanus H J S Lance Corporal South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 4 Maintenance Unit 1976-06-08
29791 Coetzee Hein Pontius H P Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit 1986-12-28
29792 Coetzee Ignatius Philippus I P Rifleman SAMS Training Unit 1 Maintenance Unit 1976-10-24
29793 Coetzee Jan Andries J A Rifleman 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1985-03-20
29796 Coetzee Jan Karel Erasmus J K E Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 3 Aatw 1993-12-22
29797 Coetzee Jasper Martin J M Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) TS Training Centre 1977-11-14
29798 Coetzee Johannes Petrus J P Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit 1981-11-24
29799 Coetzee Johannes Petrus J P Warrant Officer Class I South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 16 Maintenance Unit 1989-07-11
29800 Coetzee Lesley L Private South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Ysterplaat 1982-08-11
29801 Coetzee Leonardus Johannes L J Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Ysterplaat 1985-11-05